What Holstein White Engineers does

Holstein White Inc. (d.b.a. Holstein White Engineers) is a privately held consulting engineering firm headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, founded in 2007. The firm provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEPFP) design services for new construction and renovation projects across commercial, residential, institutional, healthcare, government, dining/hospitality, and entertainment sectors. The practice is co-led by principals Jeffrey E. Holstein, P.E. and Scott A. White, P.E., and staffed with seven professional engineers registered across 26 states and the District of Columbia, plus project engineers, senior designers, project coordinators, business management, and administrative support.

The firm's core technical capability is MEP engineering coordinated through Building Information Modeling (BIM), supporting real-time multi-trade collaboration and clash detection to reduce construction-phase rework. Service offerings span HVAC (including VRF, central plant, geothermal, and steam systems), electrical (power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, photovoltaic, EV charging), plumbing (domestic water, sanitary, storm, medical gas, commercial kitchen), fire protection (sprinkler, standpipe, clean agent, kitchen suppression), and geothermal heat pump systems. The firm also supports sustainability frameworks including LEED, EnergySTAR/HERS, Enterprise Green Communities, Passive House, and Net Zero.

Holstein White operates a sales-led, project-based B2B professional services model, with revenue generated through engineering consulting engagements on a per-project basis. Projects are acquired through direct client relationships with property owners, developers, architects, and contractors, supplemented by ongoing relationships with structural and architectural partners (e.g., Kitchen & Associates, Riverstone Structural Concepts). Named enterprise and institutional clients include Liberty Science Center, Brixmor Property Group, Philadelphia Housing Authority, Parx Casino, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cooper Hospital, and the County of Bucks. Pricing is project-by-project and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Holstein White Engineers

Legal name

Holstein White Inc.

Website

https://holsteinwhite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holstein White Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based consulting engineering firm providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEPFP) design services. The firm serves commercial, residential, institutional, healthcare, and government clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, registered in 26 states and DC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

Keywords

• MEP engineering design
• HVAC system design
• Building information modeling
• Fire protection engineering
• Plumbing engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Feasterville Trevose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Services provided on a project basis to owners, architects, and contractors for new construction and renovation projects across commercial, residential, institutional, and government sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Holstein White Inc. is a consulting engineering firm that provides Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection (MEPFP) design services for new construction and renovation projects across commercial, residential, institutional, healthcare, education, government, dining/hospitality, and entertainment sectors. The firm delivers these designs using Building Information Modeling (BIM) for 3D MEP coordination across trades and supports sustainability certifications including LEED, EnergySTAR, Enterprise Green Communities, Passive House, and Net Zero. Services span design through construction-phase support for project owners, architects, contractors, and government entities.

Product overview

Holstein White Inc. is a consulting engineering firm providing MEPFP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection) design services. The firm operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include Mechanical Engineering Services (HVAC systems, VRF, geothermal), Electrical Engineering Services (power systems, solar/PV, EV charging), Plumbing Engineering Services (domestic water, medical gas, drainage), Fire Protection Services (sprinkler systems, fire alarms), Geothermal Heat Pump Systems, and Building Information Model (BIM) Services for MEP coordination. The company serves diverse sectors including government/municipal, commercial, residential, education, healthcare, senior living, dining/entertainment, and industrial/warehouse facilities. Many projects incorporate sustainability certifications including LEED, EnergySTAR, Enterprise Green Communities, Passive House, and Net Zero standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services Custom HVAC system solutions for new construction and renovation projects, including Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF), central plant systems, geothermal ground-source systems, air-cooled and water-cooled systems, high/low pressure steam systems, and building automation system design, delivered for commercial, residential, institutional, and government clients.
• Electrical Engineering Services Low- to high-voltage building electrical systems, normal and emergency power distribution, utility company coordination, lighting design, photovoltaic (solar) design, fire alarm systems, and electric vehicle charging facility design, delivered for commercial, residential, healthcare, and government clients.
• Plumbing Engineering Services Cold and hot water systems, sanitary and vent piping, storm water management, natural gas systems, medical gas distribution, rainwater harvesting, and commercial kitchen and laundry plumbing design, delivered for healthcare, commercial, residential, and institutional clients.
• Fire Protection Engineering Services NFPA 13, 13R, and 13D compliant sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire pump design, clean agent systems, dry chemical systems, and commercial kitchen hood fire suppression, delivered for commercial, residential, healthcare, and institutional clients.
• Geothermal Heat Pump System Design Ground-source heat pump engineering for space conditioning and water heating that transfers heat between the earth and buildings, offering lower operating costs and environmental benefits, delivered for sustainability-focused projects.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) MEP Coordination Services 3D MEP coordination drawings enabling early clash detection between mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and structural trades, with real-time multi-trade collaboration that reduces design errors and construction-phase rework.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fifty-five brook project recognized by Graphisoft and AIA for innovative BIM design process
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kitchen & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering partner collaborating with Holstein White on the fifty-five brook at Woodbridge Station project. Worked together in the same BIM model in real-time, which reduced time and cost in ensuring the working model was the most up-to-date version during the design process.
• Riverstone Structural ConceptscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering partner collaborating on the fifty-five brook project at Woodbridge Station. Participated in real-time BIM collaboration with Holstein White and Kitchen & Associates, enabling coordinated design delivery.
• Utility CompaniesOthersOngoing coordination with utility companies for project delivery, including preliminary utility company coordination for electrical design, service upgrades, and capacity analysis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: Mid-size MEP consulting engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems for performing arts, sports, convention, and cultural facilities. Comparable as a specialized MEP consulting practice with BIM-driven, sustainability-focused delivery.
• BR+A Consulting Engineers: MEP-focused consulting engineering firm of similar size delivering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design. Closely comparable in service mix, sector exposure (healthcare, higher education, science & technology), and BIM-enabled delivery.
• Glumac: MEP and sustainability-focused consulting engineering firm. Comparable as a similarly sized MEP consulting practice with strong sustainability and green-building design credentials, serving commercial, healthcare, education, and mixed-use developments.
• Syska Hennessy Group: National MEP and critical-engineering consulting firm with strong Northeast presence. Comparable as an MEP consulting practice serving healthcare, higher education, commercial, and government clients with BIM and sustainability-driven design delivery.
• EwingCole: Philadelphia-headquartered architecture and engineering firm offering MEP engineering services alongside broader design services. Directly comparable as a Philly-anchored firm delivering MEP systems for healthcare, education, government, and cultural projects in the same regional market.
• Bala Consulting Engineers: Mid-size MEP and structural consulting engineering firm with comparable headcount and service mix. Closely comparable as a regional, multi-discipline MEP design practice serving commercial, residential, healthcare, and institutional clients across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
• Affiliated Engineers: MEP and structural consulting firm with comparable headcount and a portfolio spanning healthcare, science & technology, higher education, and cultural projects. Closely comparable in MEP consulting scope, technical specialization, and regional East Coast/Mid-Atlantic presence.
• Vanderweil Engineers: Northeast-headquartered MEP, fire protection, and technology engineering consulting firm. Comparable in MEP consulting scope, multi-state PE licensure footprint, and similar sector mix including commercial, healthcare, residential, and mission-critical facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a full-service Buildings practice including MEP engineering. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering MEP design as part of a much broader multi-discipline portfolio, competing on institutional and government RFPs across the same Northeast/Mid-Atlantic market.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a substantial Buildings practice delivering MEP engineering among many other disciplines. Comparable as a scaled incumbent bidding on the same institutional, healthcare, and government project portfolios with much larger bench depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holsteinwhite

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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